Archive for April 21st, 2012
Five rebels killed in Thai south gunfight
XFive suspected insurgents were killed during a gunfight in Thailand’s restive deep south, police said on Thursday, the latest violence in the Muslim region plagued by [...]
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Lady Gaga arrives in S. Korea at start of tour
US pop diva Lady Gaga arrived in South Korea late Friday, one week before a Seoul performance which will kick off her third concert tour. The singer, wearing a floor-length [...]
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Asian markets under pressure
Asian markets came under pressure yesterday as a successful bond auction in Spain failed to raise spirits while weak US economic data also added to the general sense of [...]
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Indonesian eight-year-old smoker kicks habit
An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked more than a pack a day from age four has kicked the habit, a child-welfare commission said Thursday. The boy, Ilham, has put on [...]
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Two Tibetans burn themselves to death: rights group
Two more Tibetans died after setting themselves on fire in a restive southwestern region of China, a rights group said Friday, the latest in a wave of such protests against [...]
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Murdered Briton in China left meagre savings to family – friend
Expatriate British businessman Neil Heywood, whose murder has caused political upheaval in China, left his wife and children in a financially uncertain situation in China, [...]
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‘Bali bomber’ aimed to kill US troops, meet bin Laden: FBI
An FBI agent testifying in the trial of the suspected Bali bomb-maker said Thursday the accused planned to kill US troops and intelligence suggested he went to Pakistan to [...]
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Suu Kyi Burma parliament debut in doubt over oath stalemate
The party of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi will seek fresh ways to try to alter an oath to be taken by newly elected members of parliament, a party official said on [...]
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Exclusive – HK moves closer to bank liability for IPOs
Hong Kong’s financial market watchdog will launch a public consultation in the next couple of weeks that seeks to toughen rules for banks sponsoring initial public [...]
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January-March Jobless Rate Below Expectations
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate came in below economists’ forecast in the January-March period, preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department [...]
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HK economic indicators – April 2012
Hong Kong economic indicators: GDP 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 percent* 5.0 7.0 -2.6 2.3 6.4 7.0 7.1 HK$ billion# 1,823 1,737^ 1,623 1,667 1,640 1,541 1,440 [...]
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N Korea experts say new nuclear test likely
A panel of experts on North Korea told US lawmakers Wednesday that Pyongyang will probably conduct a new nuclear test, and relying on China to dissuade the isolated state [...]
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UN probes claim China broke N. Korea sanctions: report
United Nations officials are investigating allegations that China supplied technology for a North Korean missile launcher in a possible breach of UN sanctions, a leading [...]
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Ford invests $760m for new China plant, more capacity
Ford Motor Co is investing $760 million to build a new plant in eastern China as part of its effort to catch up with US rival general Motors Co in the world’s largest [...]
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China approves new yuan ETFs in HK
Chinese regulators have started licensing domestic funds to create new yuan-denominated exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for sale in Hong Kong, hoping to attract fresh investors [...]
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